THE Libertines' Carl Barat, Anthony Rossomando from The Klaxons and journalist Mark Donne will host a special screening of their new documentary Rime of the Modern Mariner at the National Maritime Museum next month.
Narrated by Barat and featuring music composed by Rossomando, the film explores the culture, community and folklore of the docks and dockers who once made London the world’s maritime capital.
For hundreds of years the London Docks were the largest port on earth. When they were closed in the late 1960’s an entire way of life faded away.
Today, a handful of dockers and those who sailed the seven seas from London can still be found, huddled in dilapidated social clubs and the city’s only remaining seaman’s mission, recounting a catalogue of extraordinary memories.
Directed by Donne, the film’s unfurling narrative reveals the decaying architecture, music and native language of this unique location, set to a score which samples bell ringing from East London churches, a creaking hull, hammering cargos and engine room rhythms from a container ship voyage.
A question and answer session with director Mark Donne, Carl Barat and Anthony Rossomando will follow the screening.
To view clips of the film, visit brass-moustache.co.uk
Rime of the Modern Mariner. The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. September 17. 7pm. £10. Call 020 8312 6732 or visit nmm.ac.uk
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